“There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.” ReasonShowsNew YorkTechniqueCraftsCollectionsNo Reason Author:Zac Posen
“New York is a character, all on its own, and whenever you film there, it becomes part of the show. That's just the nature of being there.” CharacterShowsFilmNew YorkBeing There Author:Hunter Parrish
“I like what I see now in China, but I think the Japanese are a step ahead into craziness and weirdness. I go to galleries there that are the size of a New York elevator, and every time I'm surprised by the amazing things I find. I really hope I'll be able to promote some of these artists, to show their work in the West.” ThinkingShowsAbleArtistStepsNew YorkWestSizeChinaGalleryAmazing ThingsElevatorsCrazinessWeirdness Author:Jean Pigozzi
“I was ballet dancing at four, playing piano by six, and doing commercials by 12. When I was 21, I was on the number one live comedy show in Puerto Rico. I told my parents, 'I'm going to New York to become a performer.' And I left.” ShowsLeftParentNumbersComedyFourNew YorkSixDancingPianoPerformersBalletPuerto RicoRicoComedy ShowsPlaying PianoBallet Dancing Author:Roselyn Sanchez
“It's not like I had big dreams to go to California and become an actor. I loved doing my shows at school and community theater, and I probably would have settled in New York because it was closer. I was going to go to NYU.” ShowsDreamBigsSchoolActorsCommunityNew YorkTheaterCaliforniaNyuSchools And Community Author:Christine Taylor
“People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity.” PeopleMeanShowsCertainWrittenNew YorkCommunicationShotsDialogueAccurateStink Author:Dick Wolf
“Newsies' is definitely aerobic! The boys have to do a lot more than I do in the show, but for 'King of New York,' the big Act Two tap number, I have to be warmed up or I will hurt myself.” TwoShowsBigsHurtNumbersBoysNew YorkKings Author:Kara Lindsay
“I started acting when I was 13 in New York. Worked there for a couple years, then auditioned for a show there that was going to be filming here. Ended up coming out, getting the job and just staying.” YearsShowsJobsActingNew YorkCoupleStayingComing Out Author:Kristanna Loken
“I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.” MindShowsKidsRememberParentWatchesNew YorkGrewHorrorGrew UpOkayAnnieRocky Horror Author:Gabriel Macht
“I feel like 'Gossip Girl' isn't really 'Gossip Girl' anymore when they're away at school because they don't go to NYU; they go to, like, Yale and Brown. New York City is just as much a character as anyone else in the books, and I was really sort of reluctant to show them off in their separate college worlds.” WorldFeelsBookCharacterShowsSchoolGirlCitiesNew YorkCollegeBrownGossipNew York CityReluctantYaleNyuGossip Girl Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I went to New York and I did 'The Upright Citizens Brigade' out there. I had a two-man show with a guy named Oliver Ralli who's now in the band Pass Kontrol, which is a big band out of New York.” MenLongTwoShowsBigsWantedGuyActorsNew YorkCitizensBandLong TimeChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson
“In L.A., if you're in improv, and you're on those stages, all the big agents and managers and producers are watching those shows. They're not flying to Chicago to see the show. People are booking jobs off the stages in L.A. who aren't more talented than the guys in Chicago. But the most guys book out of L.A., and the second is New York.” PeopleIfsBookShowsBigsJobsGuyStageNew YorkFlyingProducersAgentsManagersChicago Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I always sort of talk about - to myself at least, or to my friends, about wanting to just keep life very simple. I've found it most simple here in New York. You know, it's basically I have a, in a way, a 9-to-5 job, you know? I do eight shows a week. I live in New York City. I get to walk everywhere, and you know, just be one of the people of the city. And it's actually wonderful.” PeopleKnowsWayShowsJobsFoundSimpleWalksCitiesWonderfulWeekNew YorkMy FriendsEightNew York City Author:Bradley Cooper
“My dream would be to be on a show that shoots in New York, because I live here, and then I could walk to work.” ShowsDreamWould BeWalksNew York Author:Janeane Garofalo
“In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.” FirstsShowsNew YorkMinesBallet Author:Vincente Minnelli
“I also love lifestyles of the rich and famous and guess what? It's not unusual for me to sit in bed with my laptop and glass of wine, clicking through real estate slide shows on the New York Times website; looking at ungodly expensive homes I could not ever possibly afford.” RealShowsHomeRichNew YorkBedWineGlassesLifestyleExpensiveLove LifeUnusualEstatesSlidesWebsiteNew York TimesLaptopsWine Glass Author:Chris Hayes
“I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New York City would show up at my apartment door at dinnertime, and I couldn't turn them away. I wasn't much older than any of them, but they started calling me 'Mama Africa' and the name stuck.” ShowsTurnsNamesCitiesDoorsShareNew YorkCallingStuckNew York CityApartmentMamaAlways Happy Author:Miriam Makeba
“My upbringing was very un-Hollywood. I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the business in those days, never a fan type - just a basic kid watching TV. It wasn't like I was an insider. I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation.” MadeShowsKidsFatherSidesBornMy OwnFansNew YorkTvsGrewTypeBlessingGrew UpHollywoodShow BusinessUpbringingDownfallInitiationInsidersWatching TvSmitten Author:Stephanie Zimbalist
“Mayor de Blasio wants to eliminate garbage. He believes New York City produces way too much garbage. Well, heck, forget about producing too much garbage. What about late-night talk shows?” WayWantBelieveWellsShowsNightForgetCitiesToo MuchNew YorkProduceLateNew York CityGarbageMayorsTalk ShowsLate Night Author:David Letterman
“Right after the show tonight, I'm going to the New York City car show. You get to see the models that will be crashed next year by drunken Secret Service agents.” YearsShowsNextSecretCitiesCarNew YorkModelsAgentsTonightNew York CityNext YearSecret Service Author:David Letterman
“A lot of issues were on the ballots. In New York City there was Proposition 14. That would put a ceiling on the number of late-night talk shows. And California passed Proposition 21. That would change guacamole officially to guac.” ShowsNightNumbersCitiesIssuesNew YorkLateCaliforniaNew York CityPropositionsCeilingsBallotsTalk ShowsLate NightGuacamole Author:David Letterman
“Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attended a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in New York City this week. Hillary told them, 'Good luck with the reboot of your '90s show.' And they said, 'Thanks. Good luck with yours.'” SaidShowsCitiesWeekNew YorkLuckClintonThanksNew York CityMaryThey SaidGood LuckKateFundraiserAshley Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Basically, every band that makes it has some dude with some sense of business. I don't know if our band would've been so successful were it not for Daniel's [Kessler] insight into how things really work. Daniel was the one who was diligently saying, "We should make a demo, send it out, play shows but not too many shows, get on shows with touring bands that are coming to New York."” IfsKnowsShouldPlayShowsSuccessfulNew YorkBandInsightTouringDemos Author:Paul Banks